She was the amoureuse of all the novels, the heroine of all the plays,…

Gustave Flaubert
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She was the amoureuse of all the novels, the heroine of all the plays, the vague “she” of all the poetry books. ✨ Gustave Flaubert (1993). Madame Bovary: Patterns of Provincial Life, Everyman's Library
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She was the amoureuse of all the novels, the heroine of all the plays, the vague “she” of all the poetry books. ✨ Gustave Flaubert (1993). Madame Bovary: Patterns of Provincial Life, Everyman's Library

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